V-Flyer

Looks like they have stopped serving the little bags of pretzels on flight's under 759 miles.

FFS UA get a grip, I know it's only a bag of pretzels, but enough is enough.

Got pretzels on UA1178 LAX-SFO when flew it on Monday, and thats about 337 miles.

Thanks,
Sarah

759 miles?!?

What drove THAT figure? Pathetic. 2.5 hour flight (gate to gate), and nothing at all offered as even a snack? The cabins are going to smell even more of burger king now. [n]

No idea on how they came up with that number. A'Net Link

..and if it's under 413 miles, there's no paper in the toilet, so only 'number 1's' allowed...

I don't think it's a step too far, but I should think that they would have to advise pax at check-in that they won't be served anything. I mean it really is only a cheap bag of pretzels;)

VS.

Originally posted by VS045
I don't think it's a step too far, but I should think that they would have to advise pax at check-in that they won't be served anything. I mean it really is only a cheap bag of pretzels;)

VS.

True let's face it, if you are starving a bag of pretzels is not going to do anything, however to me it just shows what the domestic airline industry has turned into here.

Its not a bag of pretzels, its a percieved value - and one that will now be lacking for UA. I hope that if Virgin America take off, they'll revolutionise where current US carriers are flailing.

Thanks,
Sarah

I don't actually think it is a loss of percieved value. Scrooge packs - now they are a loss in percieved value, but I don't think pretzels are the same. Kits actually can be useful whereas pretzels don't do much for either the value of the product or image.
TBH, if all you're getting is a bag of pretzels on a two and a half hour flight, you're percieved value of the product is already pretty low and there's not much that can be done to make it go lower[B)] (having said that, read Bazz's HP/US TR;))

VS.